Circumcision of Christ

Title

Circumcision of Christ

Draughtsman

• Francesco Vanni ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Sienese

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links zwei nicht identifizierte Trockenstempel (nicht bei Lugt); unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Simeon (prophet)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 2,21

Alternative Attribution

• after Luca Cambiaso inventor; by note on mount
• Francesco Vanni draughtsman; declined, by note on mount